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Lymphoid tyrosine phosphatase (LYP/PTPN22) Arg620Trp variant regulates insulin autoimmunity and progression to type 1 diabetes.
Diabetologia - 1 Jun 2006
Hermann R, Lipponen K, Kiviniemi M, Kakko T, Veijola R, Simell O, Knip M, Ilonen J
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AIMS/HYPOTHESIS: We analysed the contribution of the lymphoid protein tyrosine phosphatase (LYP) Arg620Trp variant (which corresponds to the PTPN22 C1858T polymorphism) to the emergence of beta-cell-specific humoral autoimmunity and progression to type 1 diabetes in man. We also explored the heterogeneity in the disease-predisposing effect of this polymorphism in relation to known disease loci, sex and age at...
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